US states by average industrial electricity price

Hawaii had the highest average industrial electricity price of 51 states in 2021, at 27.12 US cents per kWh. Oklahoma had the lowest, at 5.5 US cents per kWh. The median was 6.83 US cents per kWh and the figure for the United States was 7.18 US cents per kWh. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Highest27.12Hawaii
Lowest5.5Oklahoma
Median6.8351 states
United States7.18History

All states, 2021

Hawaii: 27.12 US cents per kWhHawaii27.12Alaska: 16.85 US cents per kWhAlaska16.85Rhode Island: 16.06 US cents per kWhRhode Island16.06Massachusetts: 15.18 US cents per kWhMassachusetts15.18California: 14.82 US cents per kWhCalifornia14.82New Hampshire: 13.81 US cents per kWhNew Hampshire13.81Vermont: 11.38 US cents per kWhVermont11.38New Jersey: 10.7 US cents per kWhNew Jersey10.7Connecticut: 9.63 US cents per kWhConnecticut9.63Maine: 9.55 US cents per kWhMaine9.55Maryland: 8.46 US cents per kWhMaryland8.46Minnesota: 8.29 US cents per kWhMinnesota8.29South Dakota: 8.02 US cents per kWhSouth Dakota8.02Colorado: 8.01 US cents per kWhColorado8.01District of Columbia: 7.87 US cents per kWhDistrict of Columbia7.87Michigan: 7.69 US cents per kWhMichigan7.69Florida: 7.65 US cents per kWhFlorida7.65Wisconsin: 7.63 US cents per kWhWisconsin7.63Delaware: 7.6 US cents per kWhDelaware7.6Indiana: 7.39 US cents per kWhIndiana7.39Kansas: 7.38 US cents per kWhKansas7.38North Dakota: 7.37 US cents per kWhNorth Dakota7.37Illinois: 7.3 US cents per kWhIllinois7.3Nebraska: 7.26 US cents per kWhNebraska7.26Missouri: 7.11 US cents per kWhMissouri7.11Wyoming: 6.83 US cents per kWhWyoming6.83Arizona: 6.79 US cents per kWhArizona6.79Iowa: 6.63 US cents per kWhIowa6.63Arkansas: 6.57 US cents per kWhArkansas6.57Ohio: 6.55 US cents per kWhOhio6.55Pennsylvania: 6.54 US cents per kWhPennsylvania6.54Georgia: 6.49 US cents per kWhGeorgia6.49Virginia: 6.49 US cents per kWhVirginia6.49Idaho: 6.39 US cents per kWhIdaho6.39New York: 6.34 US cents per kWhNew York6.34Alabama: 6.33 US cents per kWhAlabama6.33Montana: 6.24 US cents per kWhMontana6.24Louisiana: 6.21 US cents per kWhLouisiana6.21Utah: 6.19 US cents per kWhUtah6.19New Mexico: 6.16 US cents per kWhNew Mexico6.16North Carolina: 6.14 US cents per kWhNorth Carolina6.14Texas: 6.12 US cents per kWhTexas6.12South Carolina: 6.07 US cents per kWhSouth Carolina6.07West Virginia: 6.07 US cents per kWhWest Virginia6.07Nevada: 6.02 US cents per kWhNevada6.02Oregon: 5.97 US cents per kWhOregon5.97Kentucky: 5.95 US cents per kWhKentucky5.95Mississippi: 5.95 US cents per kWhMississippi5.95Washington: 5.81 US cents per kWhWashington5.81Tennessee: 5.51 US cents per kWhTennessee5.51Oklahoma: 5.5 US cents per kWhOklahoma5.5
US cents per kWh. Source: EIA, Electricity data browser: average retail price of electricity, industrial sector, annual (EIA-861 and EIA-861M) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankStates2021
US cents per kWh
Change on 2020
1Hawaii27.12+10.9%
2Alaska16.85+6.1%
3Rhode Island16.06+1.9%
4Massachusetts15.18+4.6%
5California14.82+3.9%
6New Hampshire13.81+5.3%
7Vermont11.38+1.6%
8New Jersey10.7+6.9%
9Connecticut9.63-26.3%
10Maine9.55+7.8%
11Maryland8.46+8.3%
12Minnesota8.29+8.1%
13South Dakota8.02+3%
14Colorado8.01+7.1%
15District of Columbia7.87-1.5%
16Michigan7.69+6.2%
17Florida7.65+7%
18Wisconsin7.63+4.7%
19Delaware7.6+13.4%
20Indiana7.39+5.9%
21Kansas7.38+1.1%
22North Dakota7.37+1.5%
23Illinois7.3+9%
24Nebraska7.26-1.6%
25Missouri7.11+3.9%
26Wyoming6.83-0.7%
27Arizona6.79+11.9%
28Iowa6.63+3.1%
29Arkansas6.57+11.5%
30Ohio6.55+6.3%
31Pennsylvania6.54+6.2%
32Georgia6.49+12.5%
32Virginia6.49+3.3%
34Idaho6.39+2.6%
35New York6.34+14.4%
36Alabama6.33+7.8%
37Montana6.24+20.5%
38Louisiana6.21+27.3%
39Utah6.19+4.9%
40New Mexico6.16+10.4%
41North Carolina6.14-2.7%
42Texas6.12+20.7%
43South Carolina6.07+1.5%
43West Virginia6.07-0.3%
45Nevada6.02+7.3%
46Oregon5.97+4.7%
47Kentucky5.95+12.1%
47Mississippi5.95+5.7%
49Washington5.81+14.4%
50Tennessee5.51+3.4%
51Oklahoma5.5+19.3%

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About this ranking

Average retail price of electricity sold to industrial customers (manufacturing, mining and other large users) in the year, in US cents per kilowatt hour: utility revenue divided by kilowatt hours sold, as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

United States and its states only. Industrial customers buy large volumes, often at higher voltage, so they pay less per kilowatt hour than homes and businesses.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Electricity data browser: average retail price of electricity, industrial sector, annual (EIA-861 and EIA-861M). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Questions

Which state has the highest average industrial electricity price?

Hawaii, with 27.12 US cents per kWh in 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest average industrial electricity price?

Oklahoma, with 5.5 US cents per kWh in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity data browser: average retail price of electricity, industrial sector, annual (EIA-861 and EIA-861M). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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